The celebration of the Patron Saint-day of the Seminary of Holy Three Hierarchs commenced with the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy served by Their Graces Bishops Sergije of Bihac-Petrovac and Nikodim of Dalmatia. Along with the faithful people and many esteemed guests, a great holiday was solemnly celebrated, and Bishop Sergije addressed all of them with an…

His Grace Bishop Gerasim of Gornji Karlovac celebrated his Patron Saint and baptismal name – Holy Martyr Triphon, with the solemn Holy Hierarchal LIturgy in the Cathedral church of Holy Father Nicholas of Myrrha, the Wonderworker, on 14 February 2021. HIs Grace Bishop Heruvim of Osek-Polje and Baranja officiated the eucharistic gathering with the concelebration…

2nd e-Meeting with Elder Ephraim and Romanian Faithful, with the Blessings of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church Tue. 16 Feb 2021 – 19:30 PM Athens EET   Theme – LOVE NEVER ENDS – Elder Efrem in dialogue with Romanian teenagers and young couples! Dear friends, You are invited to participate in the…

The Orthodox Archdiocese of Iași wants to start the construction of a new maternity home dedicated to Saint Emilia, the mother of Saint Basil the Great, reads a report issued by the Archdiocese’s Press Office. The establishment of the new maternity home was listed among the Archdiocese’s objectives for 2021 during the Archdiocesan Assembly on February 13….

The celebration of the International Greek Language Day began in Romania three years ago. The legislative initiative belonged to Dragos Gabriel Zisopol, chairman of the Hellenic Union in Romania. February 9 has been selected as the day to celebrate the Greek language because it coincides with the Commemoration Day of Greece’s “national poet” Dionysios Solomos….

An Orthodox service was served for the first time in the Romanian Church in Montichiari, Italy, on Tuesday evening, February 9. Dean Rev. Gelu Porumb, the parish priest Gabriel Pandrea and several other clerics officiated the Lesser Sanctification of Waters and the Mystery of Unction, the Romanian Diocese of Italy reports. The story of the…

Celebrating his first anniversary as chaplain at St Spyridon’s Hospital in Iasi, Father Ioan Pădurariu spoke about his mission during the time of a pandemic, stressing that a hospital chaplain is “a kind of a firefighter on duty.” “In the sense that he must be present at any time in the hospital, in the morning,…

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